The Asylum Thread (Dan Reno #8) by Dave Stanton


The Asylum Thread (Dan Reno #8)
Title : The Asylum Thread (Dan Reno #8)
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Publication : Published March 1, 2022

Humiliated by a serial rapist in court, South Lake Tahoe’s sheriff and district attorney turn to Dan Reno for justice. Dealing with his fiancée’s mental breakdown, Reno welcomes the distraction, but he knows the case makes no sense. Short of killing the criminal, what can he do? Regardless, Reno begins investigating. As he peels back the layers, he learns the rapist has a genius IQ and is the brother of a Silicon Valley billionaire. Traveling to San Jose, Reno hooks up with his partner, Cody Gibbons, who has little patience or mercy for sexual predators. But the more they uncover about the rapist and his family, the deeper they descend into a grim rabbit hole with no clean exit. Desperate for an angle, Reno and Gibbons finally find the necessary leverage, and a bloody reckoning becomes inevitable. But the resolution is one Reno never considered, and it’s only then that he learns how both criminal behavior and justice can be their own form of insanity.

The Asylum Thread (Dan Reno #8) Reviews

  • Abibliofob

    Dave Stanton writes some really good noir stories and The Asylum Thread is no exception. It's the 8th book about Dan Reno private detective and his friend Cody Gibbons. This story is filled with twists I didn't see coming and some hard justice from desperate people. I have enjoyed every single one in this series and I hope there will be more. I have loved hard boiled detective stories since a very young age when I read Mickey Spillane and Raymond Chandler and this series is right up there. Justice is most often served without the rule of law, instead it most often is based on what is morally right and swift.

  • Lisa Malmquist

    A serial rapist gets away with the crime and gets off on a technicality in court.
    The Lake Tahoe Sheriff and District attorney are humiliated and out for justice. They go to Dan Reno to try and find it.
    Dan Reno doesn't have a solution but starts to investigate anyway.
    Reno finds out that the rapist is the younger brother to a Silicon Valley billionaire. Problem is the more Reno digs the more creepy stuff they find out about this guy and his family.
    Reno teams up with his pal Cody Gibbons and they investigate everything they can about this guy trying to find an angle they can use.
    But between the big money, bribes, crooked cops, crooked lawyers, Dan and Cody are having a hard time. The criminality of all the people involved has reached a new level. Plus they are dealing with two brothers both with genius level IQs.
    A bit heavier than their usual outing but an interesting look.

  • Linda Thompson

    There’s just something about the duo of Reno and Gibbons that is addictive. Dan Reno really does try to do the right thing - even when the ‘right thing’ is subject to interpretation. On the other hand, Cody Gibbons will do just about anything to solve the problem presented to him. In The Asylum Thread, the 8th of the Dan Reno series, the bad guy is as despicable as they come and the world will be better off without him. Beginning with a brutal rape the Lake Tahoe area to San Jose, on to Las Vegas and even to Houston, the dynamic duo chase the bad guys, each getting what they deserved. I enjoy how Stanton weaves his story through the twists and turns of a very realistic investigation. There are some interesting side stories here too – Dan’s lady love Candi, Cody’s daughter Abbey, and even Dan’s relationship with Sheriff Marcus Grier. The Asylum Thread is another excellent book by Stanton that leaves me wanting more.

  • Karla Thompson

    So glad that Dan and Cody are back!!

    I have missed these guys!! And what a story this was. Justin was one very sick dude born from violence and lived only to rape and murder. Scary guy. Dan and Cody were their usual selves. Glad to see them doing so well. Excellent installment in this series! Keep 'em coming!!

  • Lisa Hobbs

    Excellent

    Enjoyable book with enough twists to make for a gratifying read. I'm now going to look for the next book in this series.